2.0 miles
Distance
113 ft
Climb
-911 ft
Descent
00:08:33
Avg time

Swamp Donkey Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Kicking Horse Bike Park
    Golden, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Ladder Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #6865 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #31954 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking

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Swamp Donkey is a highly rated 3 km moderately popular black diamond machine groomed scenic trail located near Golden British Columbia. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill only. On average it takes 8 minutes to complete this trail.

Bike Park

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Swamp Donkey mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -798 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,553 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,405 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,351 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,553 ft
  • Grade
    -7.742%
  • Grade max
    -42.901%
  • Grade min
    32.903%
  • Distance climb
    1,958 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    106 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:33
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on Jul 7, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.38 (23 votes)
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
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      Swamp Donkey Trail Reports

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      Jul 7, 2024 @ 10:24am
      Jul 7, 2024
      Jul 6, 2024 @ 9:04am
      Jul 6, 2024
      Trees down from storm last night, will be open as soon as it is cleared.
      Jun 21, 2024 @ 4:49am
      Jun 21, 2024
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      Jun 20, 2024 @ 4:00pm
      Jun 20, 2024
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      Mar 18, 2024 @ 9:37am
      Mar 18, 2024
      reporter Even though it feels like the start of the riding season the trails are still not good to go. Even the sunny slopes have sections with snow and...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 268 rides
      • 26 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,414 rides
      • Last: Sep 20, 2024

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      Jun 15, 2017 @ 11:32pm
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      Jun 15, 2017 @ 11:13pm
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      Jun 14, 2017 @ 8:17pm
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      youtuber Swamp Donkey | Kicking Horse Bike park |...
      3:49 | 31 | Sep 7, 2024 , Golden
      Swamp Donkey, Kicking Horse Resort, Golden, BC
      5:49 | 1141 | Sep 2, 2020 , Golden
      Kicking Horse Bike Park - Swamp Donkey
      3:59 | 521 | Apr 25, 2020 , Golden
      Finding flow on Swamp Donkey at Kicking Horse...
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